If there was one colour which was all over the catwalks for summer 2016, it was blue. All different shades of blue on everything from nails, eyes and lips (yes, you read right - lips!). It's by far the trendiest look in town and a must-try makeup look for this season.
Blue shadow is one of the easiest ways to quickly update your look this summer - and can be incredibly flattering if applied correctly. But my guess is that you may be a little scared of giving it a try. How many blue eyed clowns have you seen out there and are afraid of looking the same? It turns out that by doing something as simple as matching your eye colour shade to your skin tone can make all the difference to looking either glam or grunge gone wrong.
Skin tones are not the same as skin colour. Whether you have a light, medium, olive or dark skin you will have one of three skin undertones - either a cool 'pink/red/blue' tone, a warm 'golden/yellow/olive' one or a 'neutral' tone.
If you are unsure about your skin tone, one of the easiest ways to see which one you are is to check the veins on the inside of your wrist - preferably in natural light. If they have a blue tinge tending towards purple, then you have a cool undertone. Do they look slightly green? If so, you are warm. If you can't quite decide and your veins seem to be a mix of blue and green, then you are more than likely a neutral.
The trick is to match the undertone of your skin to the eyeshadow hue. If the shade is more yellow in tone, it is best suited to warmer skinned beauties. And if it has a pink/red tone the it would be perfect for cool undertones. Neutrals can shift either way and also often pull off dramatic looks more easily because of the chameleon nature of their skin.
Pantone, one of the world's leading authorities on colour, included three gorgeous blue tones as part of their summer palette - Limpet Shell, Snorkel Blue and Serenity. Each of these shades is perfectly suited to either warm, cool or neutral skin tones - find out which one is for you.
Warm - Yellow/Gold Skin Tones
One of the easiest ways to wear a brighter shade on your eyes is sweep a single colour across your lids, and then vamp it up with a simple cats' eye. Try Essence The Velvets Eyeshadow - Bahama Mama for a gorgeous aqua daytime look. Or if you are not sold on shadow covering your entire lid then experiment with Catrice Kohl Kajal - My Dream of Caribbean, for a bold line of colour on top and bottom lash lines.
For a sophisticated twist on the smoky eye, use Almay Intense i Color - Evening Smoky, for a pop of colour on the inner part of your eye blending into a deep smoky finish on the top and bottom outer edges.
And for those who are more adventurous and totally in love with this season's rainbow eye trend, Palladio has a delicious candy toned palette, Pop Idol, which blends the seasons aqua with purple and a bold lime.
Almay Intense i Color
Evening Smoky
Essence The Velvets Eyeshadow
Bahama Mama 09
Catrice Kohl Kajal
My Dream of Caribbean
Palladio Baked Eyeshadow Trio
Pop Idol
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